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Hello! If you feel up to it could you elaborate on your story a bit more ?, What meds your on why ?, IF you are able some of the mistakes you feel you made that you still blame yourself for ? Anything like that will give people a better picture of who you are, A better chance of finding someone who ...

Hello, I'm not familiar with the mental health services in your part of the world, But are there any economically friendly support services you could make use of ? Around here we have "Citizens Counseling Center" it offers support services on a sliding scale. Not an ideal long term solutio...

Hello, In an earlier post you mentioned you might try talking to a school counselor, Have you had any luck in that area ? Speaking for myself I did find once I could get over the horrendous shame I felt having to admit the thoughts in my head to someone it can be cathartic and if its someone with pr...

Hello, The one challenge I find with depression is it can be exceedingly hard as kellykebby mentioned to try and offer support for someone else when you feel like your drowning yourself. That being said there are many many people here who can empathize with how you feel and maybe even make a connect...

Since no one has replied I will, In my "Lets get my life together post separation/divorce" phase one of the things I attempted to do was be brutally honest with my friends and family members as to how I was doing. With out exception their response was "Oh, Well I hope you feel better&...

Hello, I'd like to suggest if you want a more accurate assessment of your emotional well being try and find someone Counselor/Psychologist/Psychiatrist who either specializes in mood disorders/depression or at least has some training in it. In my humble opinion your average physician is not qualifie...

Hello! Responding to other peoples thoughts can be a rather daunting task but in the myriad of people who hang there hat here some times its high likely hood that you will find someone you find you can relate to more so if you share what your going through and how it affects you it may even be catha...

Hello,
Welcome to the site

I like the cut of your Jib!

I have no idea what Jib is but its something a former employer of mine used to say.

I like your attitude I hope you stick around for a while

Hello, Welcome to the Site. I would add my voice in agreement to user:Catfish statement about owning it. Depression is a very strange and largely intangible thing to anyone who hasn't experienced it and even for those who have but aren't in that head space now. If you can try and convince yourself y...

Hello, Again. I after 8 years decided that if I was going to move forward I would try and accept that medication is the only reasonable chance I'm going to have to get what I personally feel is an acceptable handle on my ADD - Yes I said ADD. So why am I here again ? Well I've long grappled with exi...

Ok so I'm not really an open person but at the same time I am (if that makes sense). Do you find that even your closest friends do not understand you ? or that when you try to connect to people and explain whats going on in your head you end up feeling like there's still a vast gulf between you and...

The rabbit, WOW that was really really cool.

I do not know of this would be any help to you but I'll throw it out there.
Have you ever read up on "Intrinsic motivation" ?

#2 Makes me think of that.

You can do everything right and still have no affect one someone who doesn't want to even try to help themselves. Even if they are family you have to draw the line before they pull you down past the point of no return.

I sincerely hope your situation improves.

No not schizophrenia thankfully. I experience minor OCD about weird things such as things have to be in certain places ect. It is believed that this is more of a coping strategy I've adapted subconsciously to give me a sense of control over my enviroment to compensate for my feeling that I am consta...